What color is #AA676C?

#AA676C is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA676C?

The RGB value is 170, 103, 108: 170 red, 103 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA676C?

The complementary color is #67AAA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA676C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA676C color

#AA676C rgb(170, 103, 108)

Shades of red

The hex color #AA676C is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 40.4% green and 42.4% blue (170, 103, 108).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 28% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 36% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#AA676C color codes

HEX	`#AA676C`
RGB	`rgb(170, 103, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 40.4%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 28%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 39%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 36%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.07, 27.52, 8.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.07, 28.86, 17.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.136, 19.331, 16.645)`
Decimal	`11167596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA676C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AA676C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AA676C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AA676C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa676c; }
.text { color: #aa676c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa676c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 103 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa676c, #aa8467); }

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Questions

What color is #AA676C?: #AA676C is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA676C?: The RGB value is 170, 103, 108: 170 red, 103 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA676C?: The complementary color is #67AAA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA676C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.